Jennifer Aniston Salad

Ingredients

For the Lemon Dressing:

• 1/2 cup lemon juice (~3-4 lemons)
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 Tablespoon honey
• salt and pepper (to taste)

For the Salad:

• 2 cups chicken or vegetable stock
• 1 cup dry quinoa
• 15 oz can chickpeas (drained and rinsed)
• 1 English cucumber (chopped)
• 1/2 small red onion (minced)
• 1/2 cup packed fresh parsley (finely chopped)
• 1/2 cup loosely-packed fresh mint leaves (finely chopped)
• 1/2 cup roasted salted pistachios (chopped)
• 1 cup crumbled feta cheese (4oz)
• salt and pepper (to taste)

Instructions

For the Lemon Dressing:

1. Add ingredients to a jar with a tight fitting lid, or small bowl, then shake or whisk to combine.

For the Salad:

1. Add chicken or vegetable stock to a small saucepan over high heat then bring to a boil. Add quinoa then turn heat down to low, place a lid on top, and simmer until quinoa is tender and broth has been absorbed, 12-15 minutes. Fluff cooked quinoa with a fork then scoop into a storage container or large mixing bowl to cool. Once cool, cover then refrigerate until chilled. Can be made a day or two ahead of time.
2. Add chilled quinoa to a large mixing bowl then add remaining salad ingredients. Drizzle with desired amount of dressing (do not need to use all if you don’t want to!) then toss to combine and serve, or refrigerate for up to 3 days.

Attribution

Recipe from Iowa Girl Eats